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BSB The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.
OEB No OEB EZRA book available
WEBBE so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard far away.
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG (10-13)When the workers laid the foundation of The Temple of God, the priests in their robes stood up with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise God in the tradition of David king of Israel. They sang antiphonally praise and thanksgiving to God:
Yes! God is good!
Oh yes—he’ll never quit loving Israel!
NET People were unable to tell the difference between the sound of joyous shouting and the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people were shouting so loudly that the sound was heard a long way off.
LSV and the people are not discerning the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people are shouting [with] a great shout, and the noise has been heard to a distance.
FBV However, nobody could tell the shouts of joy from the cries of weeping, because everyone was making so much noise—so much so it could be heard a long way away.
T4T The shouting and the crying was very loud; even people far away could hear it.
LEB No person could distinguish the sound of joyful acclaim from the sound of people weeping, for the people shouted with great joyful acclaim and the sound was heard from afar.
BBE So that in the ears of the people the cry of joy was mixed with the sound of weeping; for the cries of the people were loud and came to the ears of those who were a long way off.
Moff No Moff EZRA book available
JPS so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
ASV so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
DRA So that one could not distinguish the voice of the shout of joy, from the noise of the weeping of the people: for one with another the people shouted with a loud shout, and the voice was heard afar off.
YLT and the people are not discerning the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people are shouting — a great shout — and the noise hath been heard unto a distance.
Drby And the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a great shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
RV so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
Wbstr So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of the joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
KJB-1769 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
KJB-1611 So that the people could not discerne the noyse of the shout of ioy, from the noyse of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loude shout, and the noyse was heard afarre off.
(So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of ioy, from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.)
Bshps So that the people coulde not discerne the ioyfull sounde & gladnesse, from the noyse of the weeping among the people: for the people showted with a loude crye, and the noyse was heard farre of.
(So that the people could not discern the ioyfull sound and gladnesse, from the noise of the weeping among the people: for the people showted with a loud cry, and the noise was heard far of.)
Gnva So that the people coulde not discerne the sound of the shoute for ioy, from the noyse of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loude crie, and the noyse was heard farre off.
(So that the people could not discern the sound of the shout for ioy, from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud cry, and the noise was heard far off. )
Cvdl so that the noyse gaue a greate sounde, in so moch that the people coulde not knowe ye ioyfull sounde for the noyse of the wepinge in the people: for the people shouted loude, so that the noyse was herde farre of.
(so that the noise gave a great sound, in so much that the people could not know ye/you_all ioyfull sound for the noise of the wepinge in the people: for the people shouted loude, so that the noise was heard far of.)
Wyc and no man myyte knowe the vois of cry of men beynge glad, and the vois of wepyng of the puple; for the puple criede togidere with greet cry, and the vois was herd afer.
(and no man might know the voice of cry of men being glad, and the voice of weeping of the puple; for the people cried together with great cry, and the voice was heard afer.)
Luth daß das Volk nicht erkennen konnte das Tönen mit Freuden vor dem Geschrei des Weinens im Volk; denn das Volk tönete laut, daß man das Geschrei ferne hörete.
(daß the people not erkennen konnte the Tönen with Freuden before/in_front_of to_him Geschrei the Weinens in_the people; because the people tönete laut, that man the Geschrei ferne heard.)
ClVg Nec poterat quisquam agnoscere vocem clamoris lætantium, et vocem fletus populi: commistim enim populus vociferabatur clamore magno, et vox audiebatur procul.
(Nec poterat quisquam agnoscere vocem clamoris lætantium, and vocem fletus of_the_people: commistim because populus vociferabatur clamore magno, and voice audiebatur procul. )
BrTr And the people did not distinguish the voice of the glad shout from the voice of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud voice, and the voice was heard even from afar off.
BrLXX Καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ λαὸς ἐπιγινώσκων φωνὴν σημασίας τῆς εὐφροσύνης ἀπὸ τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ κλαυθμοῦ τοῦ λαοῦ, ὅτι ὁ λαὸς ἐκραύγασε φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, καὶ ἡ φωνὴ ἠκούετο ἕως ἀπὸ μακρόθεν.
(Kai ouk aʸn ho laos epiginōskōn fōnaʸn saʸmasias taʸs eufrosunaʸs apo taʸs fōnaʸs tou klauthmou tou laou, hoti ho laos ekraugase fōnaʸ megalaʸ, kai haʸ fōnaʸ aʸkoueto heōs apo makrothen. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וְאֵ֣ין הָעָ֗ם מַכִּירִים֙
and,not the,people distinguish
The word So indicates that the sentence it introduces explains the results of what the previous sentence described. Alternate translation: “As a result the people could not differentiate”
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וְאֵ֣ין הָעָ֗ם מַכִּירִים֙ ק֚וֹל תְּרוּעַ֣ת הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה לְק֖וֹל בְּכִ֣י הָעָ֑ם כִּ֣י הָעָ֗ם מְרִיעִים֙ תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה
and,not the,people distinguish sound/voice shout the,joyful to=sound/voice weeping the,people that/for/because/then/when the,people shouted shout loudly
If it would be helpful in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the action that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: “Because the people who were happy were shouting so loudly, no one could distinguish their cries from the sounds of weeping of the other people”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וְאֵ֣ין הָעָ֗ם מַכִּירִים֙ ק֚וֹל תְּרוּעַ֣ת הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה לְק֖וֹל בְּכִ֣י הָעָ֑ם כִּ֣י הָעָ֗ם מְרִיעִים֙ תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה
and,not the,people distinguish sound/voice shout the,joyful to=sound/voice weeping the,people that/for/because/then/when the,people shouted shout loudly
In its first occurrence here, the phrase the people means all the Israelites who had gathered for this ceremony. In its second occurrence, the phrase refers to one group of them, the older leaders who had seen the first temple and were weeping. In its third occurrence, it refers to another group of them, the younger Israelites who were shouting for joy. Alternate translation: “Because the people who were happy were shouting so loudly, no one at the ceremony could distinguish their cries from the sounds of the people who were weeping”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וְהַקּ֥וֹל נִשְׁמַ֖ע עַד־לְמֵרָחֽוֹק
and,the,sound heard until to,at,afar
If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: “the combined sound was so loud that those who lived far away from Jerusalem could hear it”
